Where does “yhteenlasku” come from?
yhteenlasku (Finnish) comes from Finnish lasku, from Votic laskõa, from Proto-Finnic laskedak, from Proto-Uralic laćke-.
yhteenlasku (Finnish): addition
Definitions
- addition
Ancestry of “yhteenlasku”, step by step
yhteenlasku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lasku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lasku | descent, an instance of descending, sliding down... |
| 2 | Votic | laskõa | to let go, let loose, release |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | laskedak | to drop, to fall; to release; to let, to allow |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | laćke- | — |
via Finnish yhteen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yhteen | Illative singular form of yksi; together |